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1. Are you right handed? Yes2. What type of knife are you interested in gyuto3. What size knife are you looking for? 210mm4. Do you prefer carbon or stainless steel? stainless5. Do you prefer a western handle or a Japanese handle? western handle6. How much did you want to spend? less than $2007. Do you know how to sharpen? Yes, edge pro with chosera stones

I prefer a thin blade and hopefully some can point me in the right direction!

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm not totally new to Japanese cutlery. Just haven't a had a wide range of manufacturers. I have had a Tojiro DP Santoku for about 5 years so far. I recently bought a Tojiro Nakari but its not for me so I'm going to get rid of it. I've owned Fujiwara FKM but I sold that a few years ago. I have a Victorinox chef knife, bread, and paring knives. Just looking to upgrade them.

Adam Marr

Post subject: Re: thin gyuto wanted

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 11:59 am

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None of those you listed would be considered a laser.

If you're looking for something thinner than those, I would suggest looking for something like the Richmond Laser series for instance, the Suisin Inox Honyaki, most anything from Konosuke, etc.

If you're just after a similar knife, but upgraded....something like the Kikuichi TKC would be a great upgrade.

The TKC is still very thin, correct? I have never handled a Konosuke, or any of the other generally recognized lasers, but I do have a TKC and it is very, very thin. I look forward to getting a Konosuke some day, if nothing else so I can understand how much thinner a true laser is, because right now it is hard to picture.

I used to have a Fujiwara FKM and the TKC is much thinner behind the edge, not even close. Also than the Artifex extra tall I have. Also have a Victorinox chefs, and while sweet for the price, not comparable to the TKC at all. I am not sure how the Tojiro DPs are, but I seem to remember reading that they are either the same, or slightly thicker than the Fujiwara.

It is clear that there are thinner knives out there than the TKC, but the OP would likely find it satisfactorily thin compared to the other knives he has worked with. Awesome knife, which most seem to agree with.

Adam Marr

Post subject: Re: thin gyuto wanted

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 12:41 pm

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Joined: Mon Apr 23, 2012 1:36 pmPosts: 3330

Yeah, I wouldn't call the TKC a laser per say....but it's very thin for a non-laser if you want to say that.

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